Condoms- help!!

Does that mean I should rule out any standard sizes?

Does that mean I should rule out any standard sizes?

Really, it's best to just find ones that work for you and stick with them. That way you don't have to worry whether the different ones you got will fit fine or not. You can try testing a few different ones over time but just stick to what you know works. So once you find the ones that fit you best, just stock up on those if you plan on having sex. I end up buying 36 condom boxes cause that's the largest they sell for ones my bf uses.

I will try but sometimes you go back to a girls place and they have some there so I just wanted to know if I could get away with using standard ones sometimes if that's what the girl has? I'll try to take the ones that fit best when I can though.

Just could be a bit awkward otherwise!

I guess it isn't just feels weird having to say I need to use my condoms not yours but I guess you are right.

So you're making out and doing stuff and it's less awkward to ask her if she has a condom rather than just pulling out your own?
Girls don't just have the condoms in their pockets or something, it's usually in some drawer in the room. So there's a step there to get one. It usually means she needs to stop you and get up to get it or tell you where it is. So if that happens you just say "I've got one on me". You don't have to, and have no reason to, go and say "Sorry luv, will have to use mine, I'm pretty small" or give any other excuse. She won't go, "oh but we just got to use mine". The only time she might would be if she's one of the rare people who have a latex allergy.

Yeah ok that makes a lot of sense. I still think I'm probably lower average than really small though.

Honey, you have to admit it to yourself at some point. Being slightly smaller than average would mean that you use the trim condoms or the regular ones that are on the smaller size, e.g. 52mm. Considering you need basically the smallest condoms available means you're small. I'm sorry but that's just the fact. On the plus side, not many girls really care that much if they're with you for the relationship and not just sex.

I'm just saying length should count too.

Well you're not tiny if that helps. But compared to average, you are small. That's the fact. Average length for an erection is 5.16 inches. Are you at least over 5 inches?

I'm basically 5 long and 4 around.

Can I quickly ask a related question here?
How do I know if the condom is too tight, or too short?

I would think too short would be obvious but condoms are often made to be really long I think. The whole 'how tight should it be' still confuses me to be honest.

Too short is obvious that the condom isn't long enough to roll down to the base. If there's like half an inch uncovered, then it doesn't matter too much.

For tightness, think about clothes, like socks or jeans. If they're too tight, they'll dig into the skin, if they're too loose, they will be slipping down.

Same way with a condom, if it's too tight, you will notice the edge of it digging into you and it might be that you need to slightly squeeze yourself or stretch the condom a bit as you're putting it on, it doesn't just roll on nicely. You may also have it break while using it if it's too tight. If you don't lik condoms because you "can't feel anything" with them on. It's a good indication they're too tight.

If it's loose, you may notice that it's not all against the skin, having some loose condom bunching up. You can also push on the edge of it from the bottom. Imagine a loose ring. It may not look like it's too big for your finger from above because gravity. But if you push it up then you see how much free space there is between the ring and the finger.

If it helps, this page explains it with some images too https://www.theyfit.co.uk/pages/comparison-of-condom-sizes